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Michael Crom, EVP of Dale Carnegie Training, said the best way to get into a company or industry is through an internship.

Summertime productivity levels can drop off as workers try to cover for vacationing colleagues, says Michael Crom, executive vice president of Dale Carnegie Training.

"Our research indicates that what really matters is that leaders are able to create enthusiasm, empower their people, instill confidence and be inspiring to the people around them," says Peter Handal, chief executive of Dale Carnegie Training, a leadership-training company.

The Dale Carnegie Training® survey identified employees’ relationships with their supervisors as a key factor in engagement. The survey found that if employees are “dissatisfied with their immediate supervisor, there is an 80 percent chance that they are disengaged” and that “having a ‘caring’ manager is one of the key elements to a positive and successful employee engagement strategy.”

I always encourage my clients and authors to stay positive and never criticise, condemn or complain on social media – the Dale Carnegie principles.

According to a study conducted by Dale Carnegie Training, disengaged workers outnumber engaged workers by a pretty significant margin. Only 45 percent of managers and supervisors and 23 percent of people at other levels qualify as "engaged," meaning they feel enthusiastic, empowered, inspired, and confident in their jobs.

"It depends on the organization, and there are clearly different expectations in different parts of the country at different times of the year," said Mr. Crom, chief learning officer for Dale Carnegie & Associates, a training and coaching firm.